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CATALINA ISLAND DEBRIS FLOW BARRIER

Location: Catalina Island, California Timeframe: 2007-2008 Client: Long Beach Unified School District Description: Because of the extensive slope denudation caused by fires near the City of Avalon and the threat of large magnitude debris flow events to the local school, KANE GeoTech, Inc. was contracted to design the plans for the construction of two Geobrugg UX® debris flow barriers and the use of Geobrugg TECCO® drapery along three adjacent slopes.

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CONTACT US

Phone:
(209) 472-1822
Fax:
(209) 472-0802
Email:
info@kanegeotech.com

CASE STUDIES

Debris Flow Mitigation
Landslide Mitigation
Rockfall Mitigation
Instrumentation
Debris Flow Mitigation
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TDR

We are one of the few firms in the world with expertise in time domain reflectometry (TDR) for landslide monitoring. In fact, Dr. Kane was instrumental in developing the technology for commercial applications to landslides and slope failures. TDR hardware, Field Reflectometer©, and software, TDRPlot©, are available from the company. KANE GeoTech, Inc. uses only quality instruments from reputable manufacturers including the Campbell Scientific TDR100 cable tester.